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Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...
Buyers flee Japanese bonds as political, fiscal risks rise
Japanese government bonds tumbled, sending benchmark yields to near 17-year highs, as traders priced in increased political ...
Japan’s market is rallying, but its economy says it may be short-lived
Japan’s market is rallying, but bond markets are flashing warnings. With rising yields, political uncertainty, and fading ...
Speculation swirls about Japan PM's future
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied discussing his resignation with party elders on Wednesday, as media speculation about his future intensified after a weekend election debacle.News reports ...
Japan's core inflation slows but stays above BOJ target, keeps hike bets alive
Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...
The New York Sun1d
A ‘Roasting the Japanese Government Deserves’
The election Sunday is about inflation that has been running between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.
The New York Times4y
Inflation? Not in Japan. And That Could Hold a Warning for the U.S.
Japan’s inability to lift inflation is “one of the biggest unsolved challenges in the profession,” said Mark Gertler, a professor of economics at New York University who has studied the issue.
BOJ sees trade deal as raising chance of meeting inflation goal
Japan's trade deal with the U.S. has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank's deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signaling optimism that conditions for resuming interest rate ...